Which to use
“docks” and “dos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,619
- “docks” frequency rank
- #961
- “dos” frequency rank
- 26580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | docks | dos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de dock. | Partie du corps humain située au-dessus du postérieur, depuis le cou jusqu’aux reins. |
Where the eye mixes docks and dos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between docks and dos
A purely visual mix-up. docks (\dɔk\) and dos (\do\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26580, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
docks is recorded at frequency rank #25,619, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔk\. dos is at rank #961, tagged as anoun, pronounced \do\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 26580, this pair ranks #334,122 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of docks vs dos
Shared letters: dos. Private to "docks": ck. Private to "dos": -.
"docks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "dos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- docks ← dcoks · ddocks · doccks · dockks · dockss · docsk · dokcs · odcks
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "docks" for "dos" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "docks" or "dos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "docks" and "dos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "docks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #334,122 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "docks" and "dos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "docks vs domus". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #334,122 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.